Week in Review, 5/6 to 5/12

Welcome back to another edition SB Week in Review! With South Korean presidential elections being held this week, we didn’t see a lot of comebacks. However, there’s a lot to look forward to for the second half of May! Here’s all the news you might have missed.

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This week in news was largely overshadowed by South Korea’s presidential elections. Out of the fifteen candidates, front-runner liberal candidate Moon Jae-inwon the presidency with over 40% of the vote. Following Moon’s taking office, Prime Minster Hwang Kyo-an — the acting president since Park Geun-hye‘s impeachment in December– officially resigned. Moon campaigned on a lot of big changes for both South Korea’ domestic and foreign policy, including stronger ties with China and the US, a more firm approach to North Korea, and chaebol reform. His landslide victory marks a significant shift for South Korea, and after the tumult of the Park administration, Moon stands as a beacon of hope for many — at least for now.

Moon Hee-jun and Soyul (Crayon Pop) celebrated the birth of their first child on May 12. The couple had previously denied pregnancy rumors leading up to their wedding back in February. However, on May 8 they made the sudden — but perhaps not surprising — announcement that Soyul would give birth in the coming week. Regardless of the mixed messages, congratulations to the couple!

Moon Hee-jun and Soyul were not alone in welcoming children into the world this week:

g.o.d.‘s Park Joon-hyung and his wife welcomed their introduced their first child through Instagram.

Im Chang-jung‘s wife also gave birth to a healthy baby boy.

Following in YG‘s footsteps, LOEN Entertainment is looking to start their own drama production company in partnership with Studio Dragon.

Lee Min-ho officially began his public service conscription this week. Wishing him all the best!

It looks like UEE might be gearing up to become a free agent. Pledis Entertainment revealed that they are still currently undergoing contract renewal negotiations with the singer-turned-actress, but no official agreements have been made.

After it was announced that Soyeon and Boram would not be participating in T-ara‘s final release — nor their Hong Kong concert — MBK released another statement saying the two idols have been out of touch with the agency for nearly a week. Their “worrisome” absence comes before the group’s scheduled concert in Taiwan this weekend. Is this another case of MBK media playing to throw members under the bus?